Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who played with an injured shoulder, says his team just came up short. “I might not play.’ And then he comes in the game and tries to ball”. As McDaniels said, “There’s no one formula that you can say has been very good against this group, they shut most teams down and there’s a reason they lead the league in defense”.
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Ben Roethlisberger, who was playing with a sore right shoulder, threw for 339 yards, despite missing his top receiver Antonio Brown.
That comment quietly upset the Steelers because of what Roethlisberger had to do to get ready for the Broncos and the discomfort he felt before and after the game. He was 4-3; Brady is 6-3 heading into Sunday’s game in Denver against the Broncos and longtime nemesis Peyton Manning.
For the fourth time in the last 12 years, the AFC Championship Game will be decided by Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
The Patriots played the AFC title game in Indianapolis against Manning and the Colts, who were eager to exorcise their Brady and Belichick playoff demons.
CLASSIC MATCHUP: The Patriots opened as a 3 1/2-point favorite over Denver, despite playing on the road.
“We fought hard, just not enough today”.
There are plenty of mistakes that Denver made in this game that need to be fixed before facing New England.
“No, I mean, we were struggling cause we didn’t catch the ball”, Kubiak said.
The Steelers went 51 yards in four plays to set up another Boswell field goal, but they were unsuccessful on recovering the onside kick with 19 seconds left.
Facing a one-point deficit in the fourth quarter, Bradley Roby forced a Pittsburgh fumble and Manning led a touchdown-scoring drive. “He didn’t fool anybody”, Talib told NFL.com following the game, which Denver won 23-16.
A Colorado couple took sibling rivalry to a new level when they chose to name their children after the Patriots’ Tom Brady and the Broncos’ Peyton Manning.
Manning refused to get philosophical about the upcoming clash with his biggest nemesis, but his Denver teammates were happy to chime in. The Broncos also defeated the Patriots at home without Manning earlier this season, a 30-24 overtime thriller.
“Oh, extremely different. They have their players now”, Miller said.
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After the game Broncos corner Aqib Talib accused Roethlisberger of faking his injuries, describing him as “healthy as hell”.
